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Chart shewing part of the Coast of N.W. America with the tracks of His Majesty's Sloop Discovery and Armed Tender Chatham, Commanded by George Vancouver Esq. and prepared under his immediate inspection by Lieut. Joseph Baker in which the continental shore has been correctly traced and determined from lat. 51 45ʹ N. and long. 232 08ʹ E. to lat. 57 30ʹ N. and long. 226 44ʹ E. at the periods shewn by the tracks ; Warner, sculp.

Subject: Coasts and Historical geography
Creator: Vancouver, George, 1757-1798
Contributor: Warner, John, active 1787-1810 and Baker, Joseph, 1768-1817
Publisher: Julius Bien & Co.
Date created: 1798 to 1886?
Rights Statement: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 1 sheet
Geographic Coverage: Alaska, British Columbia, British Columbia--Stewart, and North America--Northwest Coast of North America
Coordinates: 64.00028, -150.00028, 55.93598, -129.9866, 53.99983, -125.0032, and 57 30'N-51 45'N/134 30'W-126 30'W
Chronological Coverage: 1798
Additional Physical Characteristics: 1:887,040 (Inset map: 1:31,680)
Physical Repository: National Archives (Great Britain)
Collection: Early BC Maps Collection
Provenance: National Archives of the UK
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Sponsor: Funded by a Canadian Council of Archives, Archival Community Digitization Program.
Genre: maps (documents) and historical maps
Date Digitized: 2010-04-12
Technical Note: Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP May4, 2010. and 600 dpi jpg

A Rough Tracing of Part of British Columbia from the Columbia River to Fraser River &c. from one in the profession of the Hudson Bay Co.

Alternative Title: Sketch, part of BC [Van Is to Columbia River]
Creator: Hudson's Bay Company
Date created: 1800s
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Identifier: LSV Number: 24T3MISC
Extent: 1 sheet ; 75 x 90 cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Columbia River, British Columbia--Fraser River, British Columbia--Alexandria, British Columbia--Okanagan Lake, British Columbia--Lower Mainland, and British Columbia--Kamloops Lake
Coordinates: 49.08333, -122.35, 49.11636, -123.18594, 50.74722, -120.80417, 48.99983, -117.6355, 49.84661, -119.51891, and 52.63315, -122.45286
Physical Repository: Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia
Collection: Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps
Provenance: Surveyor General of BC, Legal Surveys Vault
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: relief maps, maps (documents), and historical maps
Date Digitized: 2012-03-01
Technical Note: Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.

Chemanis District

Creator: Cridge, R.
Date created: 1800s
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Identifier: LSV Number: 35T1VI
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Chemainus Land District and British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Coordinates: 48.89964, -123.7777
Additional Physical Characteristics: Scale: 4 Inches = 1 Mile or 20 Chains = 1 inch
Physical Repository: Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia
Collection: Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps
Provenance: Surveyor General of BC, Legal Surveys Vault
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: relief maps, cadastral maps, historical maps, and maps (documents)
Date Digitized: 2011-09-30
Technical Note: Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.

Description of Sylvester Farm, Shawnigan Lake, V. I.

Subject: Farms and Sylvester, Frank, 1837-1908
Date created: 1800s
Rights Statement: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Resource Type: Text
Extent: 2 leaves ; 21 x 33 cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Shawnigan Lake
Coordinates: 48.65055, -123.64494
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: printed ephemera
Archival Item Identifier: Acc. No.: 1998-071, 1.20
Fonds Title: Frank and Cecilia Sylvester family fonds
Fonds Identifier: AR281
Is Referenced By: Finding aid for archival fonds: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/uploads/r/university-of-victoria-archives/f/8/8/f886b5cc55cf3d9f7ad3c0b1b178a2824a6b0f46d38b0c930564e2a41b432532/Sylvester_Frank_AR281_FIND.pdf
Date Digitized: 2008-01-28
Technical Note: 600 dpi tif, Epson GT-15000 scanner, scanned by KSW, edited by KHM. Metadata by KD.

East Coast Vancouver Island [Head of Portage Inlet and Esquimalt Harbour]

Date created: 1800s
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Identifier: 105464 and LSV Number: 22T2ECVI
Extent: 1 sheet
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Esquimalt, British Columbia--Esquimalt Harbor, and British Columbia--Portage Inlet
Coordinates: 48.43753, -123.44191, 48.43569, -123.41174, and 48.46073, -123.422
Physical Repository: Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia
Collection: Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps
Provenance: Surveyor General of BC, Legal Surveys Vault
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: historical maps, maps (documents), and relief maps
Date Digitized: 2012-05-18
Technical Note: Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.

Fort Alexander and vicinity in 1860

Subject: Trails, History, Gold mines and mining--Social aspects, and Gold mines and mining
Creator: Sylvester, Frank, 1837-1908
Date created: 1800s
Rights Statement: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Resource Type: Text
Extent: 21 leaves, handwritten ; 21 x 34 cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Fraser River, British Columbia--Lillooet, and British Columbia--Alexandria
Coordinates: 52.63315, -122.45286, 53.99983, -125.0032, 50.6856, -121.942, and 49.11636, -123.18594
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: manuscripts (documents)
Archival Item Identifier: Acc. No.: 1998-071, 1.5
Fonds Title: Frank and Cecilia Sylvester family fonds
Fonds Identifier: AR281
Is Referenced By: Finding aid for archival fonds: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/uploads/r/university-of-victoria-archives/f/8/8/f886b5cc55cf3d9f7ad3c0b1b178a2824a6b0f46d38b0c930564e2a41b432532/Sylvester_Frank_AR281_FIND.pdf
Date Digitized: 2008-01-25
Technical Note: 600 dpi tif, Epson GT-15000 scanner, scanned by KSW, edited by CDW. Metadata by KD.

Letter from Luke Fildes to Mrs. Lewis and photograph postcard, 1800's

Subject: Artists, Personal correspondence, Illustrators, and Artists--Correspondence
Creator: Fildes, Luke, Sir, 1844-1927
Date created: 1800s
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 4 unnumbered pages and 1 postcard
Geographic Coverage: England--London--Kensington
Coordinates: 51.50094, -0.19175
Additional Physical Characteristics: Handwritten. Black ink. Letterhead: "II, Melbury Road, Kensington, W."
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: 19th Century Manuscripts Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: black-and-white photographs, correspondence, letters (correspondence), picture postcards, postcards, manuscripts (documents), and signatures (names)
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 2025-004
Fonds Title: Peter Lowens collection
Fonds Identifier: SC564
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/peter-lowens-collection
Date Digitized: 2025-03
Technical Note: Scanned on Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus (600 dpi no correction) as TIF file by MT. Metadata by KD.

Map of Part of New Westminster District B.C.

Subject: Land titles--Maps
Date created: 1800s
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Identifier: LSV Number: 10tr1R&T and 106715
Extent: 1 sheet
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Coquitlam River, British Columbia--Port Moody, British Columbia--False Creek, British Columbia--Fraser River, British Columbia--New Westminster, Pacific Ocean--Boundary Bay, Pacific Ocean--Strait of Georgia, and Pacific Ocean--Burrard Inlet
Coordinates: 49.03296, -122.93591, 49.11636, -123.18594, 49.29966, -123.20265, 49.26783, -123.12005, 49.48262, -124.06723, 49.28124, -122.82457, and 49.23297, -122.80262
Additional Physical Characteristics: Scale: 1 Mile = 1 Inch
Physical Repository: Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia
Collection: Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps
Provenance: Surveyor General of BC, Legal Surveys Vault
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: relief maps, cadastral maps, maps (documents), and historical maps
Date Digitized: 2015-11-03
Technical Note: Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.

Old time reminiscences of B.C.

Alternative Title: Old time reminiscences of B.C., 1850's
Subject: City and town life, History, and Gold mines and mining
Creator: Sylvester, Frank, 1837-1908
Date created: 1800s
Rights Statement: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Resource Type: Text
Extent: 36 leaves, handwritten ; 21 x 34 cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia and British Columbia--Victoria
Coordinates: 53.99983, -125.0032 and 48.4359, -123.35155
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: manuscripts (documents)
Archival Item Identifier: Acc. No.: 1998-071, 1.7
Fonds Title: Frank and Cecilia Sylvester family fonds
Fonds Identifier: AR281
Is Referenced By: Finding aid for archival fonds: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/uploads/r/university-of-victoria-archives/f/8/8/f886b5cc55cf3d9f7ad3c0b1b178a2824a6b0f46d38b0c930564e2a41b432532/Sylvester_Frank_AR281_FIND.pdf
Date Digitized: 2008-01-28
Technical Note: 600 dpi tif, Epson GT-15000 scanner, scanned by KSW, edited by CDW. Metadata by KD.

Plan of Government Offices, James Bay, Victoria

Subject: Public buildings and City planning--Maps
Date created: 1800s
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Identifier: 106855 and LSV Number: 1T1VT
Extent: 1 map on 1 sheet
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Victoria
Coordinates: 48.4359, -123.35155
Additional Physical Characteristics: Scale: 100 Feet
Physical Repository: Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia
Collection: Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps
Provenance: Surveyor General of BC, Legal Surveys Vault
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: maps (documents), historical maps, and cadastral maps
Date Digitized: 2012-02-01
Technical Note: Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.

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